Landscape Architecture in the News

Contested Ground The Architect’s Newspaper 03/16/11 “Landscape architecture continues to experience a professional flowering based on the growing significance of sustainability and ecological issues as they relate to planning the broader built environment. But awareness is also growing among architects that they are no longer kings of the mountain.”

In Defense of Rain Barrels Energy Bulletin 03/14/11 “Owen Dell, landscape architect in Santa Barbara and author of Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies, recently wrote a blog post he refers to as an exposé of rain barrels. Basically, his conclusion is that the current popular status rain barrels have attained is misplaced, and rain barrels don't make sense. I disagree.”

Famed Olmsted Elm Loses Battle to Disease The Boston Globe 03/23/11 “A signature tree beside the historic Brookline home of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted will be cut down next week after years of disease and decline turned it into a potential hazard.”

Commercial May House Boardwalk The Union 03/21/11 “The Nevada City Sustainability Team’s Commercial Street boardwalk project might make this a reality. The beautification pilot project, designed by local landscape architect Karin Kaufman, proposes the installation of a ‘modular and removable boardwalk seating area.’”

Hebron Residents Offer Vision for Town Center Norwich Bulletin 03/18/11 “Hebron residents discussed the good and the bad of the town’s center and its potential during a forum Wednesday run by landscape architecture students from the University of Connecticut.”

The Brave New World of Manufactured Soils Boston Globe 03/22/11 “Bob Pine and John Swallow of Pine and Swallow Environmental will lecture Wednesday, March 23, 6:00 PM at the Arnold Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building about manufactured soils—formulated to provide highly predictable and consistent performance. Today, many landscape architectural designs must use manufactured soils to meet sustainability and high-performance project requirements.”

Breakfast with Miles Barnard Chestertown Spy 03/22/11 “A graduate of the University of Maryland, he’s a registered landscape architect in Maryland and Virginia. His ideal project incorporates the principles of sustainability (water conservation and reuse), ecological restoration (reduction of impervious surfaces), and the use of native plant material. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Maryland Native Plant Society, and the International Society of Arboriculture.”

Secure, Sustainable U.S. Embassies Is Focus of ASHRAE BriefingThomasNet News 03/22/11 “Representatives Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) and Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.), who serve as cochairs of the High-Performance Building Caucus, have been invited to deliver opening remarks, followed by presentations by Lydia Muniz, deputy director, Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), U.S. Department of State; Paul Phillips, American Institute of Architects, principal, Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey; and Faye Harwell, Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Rhodeside & Harwell.”

A City in Bloom WGN-TV 03/21/11 “‘This is one of the grandest horticultural displays in the country, if not the world,’ says Brian Berry, a senior associate for Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects of Chicago. The median planters were Doug Hoerr's idea.”

ELECTION 2011 | Madison City Council, District 9Madison.com “Incumbent Paul Skidmore is seeking re-election to the District 9 aldermanic seat on the Madison City Council. His challenger is Rick Cruz. Skidmore is past president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (two terms); past chairman of the Government Affairs Committee of the Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association.”

RETTEW Promotes Brinser to Group Manager AmeriSurv.com “Brinser is a registered landscape architect with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from West Virginia University. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Urban Land Institute.”